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Old_mil
Posted on Thursday, November 23, 2006 - 02:37 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Went, saw, bought, rode a little under 350 miles. An amazing bike. The first Buell in my garage since the departure of the S3T, and I'm one happy camper. Once again, I know why there will always be a Buell in my garage.

I picked the high visibility orange color.

A few things stand out:

- The reduced seat height helps, a lot. At least, it did for me. The '06 with the stock seat was a no-go. The '07 with the stock seat works. I'm on my toes, but the Uly is so well balanced it doesn't matter. I do have trouble backing up though.

- Much smoother than my S3T

- The headlights on this bike are perhaps the best of any motorcycle I've ridden. The low beams are great, the highs are like a lightsaber.

- The airflow management is amazing, even with the stock postage stamp screen. No buffet at all.

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Jmhinkle
Posted on Thursday, November 23, 2006 - 02:41 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Congrats. Excellent color choice. Now go ride and start farkling.
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Crusty
Posted on Thursday, November 23, 2006 - 06:11 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I farkle a lot after eating Baked Beans and broccoli. White Castles also have the same effect.
Old Mil; just wait until it gets broken in. It gets even better.
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Warbaby
Posted on Thursday, November 23, 2006 - 06:36 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Congrats--good choice. Enjoy...!

(Message edited by warbaby on November 23, 2006)
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Old_mil
Posted on Thursday, November 23, 2006 - 10:08 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

My first attempt at farkling is going to be trying to add heated grips, my second a combo Garmin GPS/Satellite Radio unit.
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Ft_bstrd
Posted on Thursday, November 23, 2006 - 10:15 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Old_mil,

Congrats. You will truly enjoy this bike. It's more fun that should be legal.

Sorry about the school bus paint job. ;)
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Old_mil
Posted on Thursday, November 23, 2006 - 10:47 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I've been looking on Ebay for one of those fold out "STOP" signs to mount on the side of the gas tank. I figure when I come to a red light, I can flip it out and the cagers behind me will have that much less of a chance of running me over.

So far, no luck.
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Ft_bstrd
Posted on Thursday, November 23, 2006 - 10:51 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

It wouldn't matter if you set yourself on fire. This chick is going to plow you over while sipping a latte and discussing that new skirt she just bought:



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Javadog
Posted on Thursday, November 23, 2006 - 11:13 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Mil-
Get one for each saddlebag and don't forget
the red lights with flashing strobe tubes!
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Lowflyer
Posted on Thursday, November 23, 2006 - 12:05 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Congrats on the new bike. Outstanding choice!

Check out the Garmin Zumo for a GPS. It rocks!

I've been beta testing it for the last couple of months. No, I don't sell them.

(Message edited by lowflyer on November 23, 2006)
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Retired_cop
Posted on Thursday, November 23, 2006 - 12:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Congrats on the new ride and welcome to the world of PERMAGRIN...........
To enhance visibility without taking all the stop signs off of school busses, look at the OLYMPIA MOTOR SPORTS website and check the yellow AST jacket out. Got mine a month ago and it cause a lot of head turns and double takes from other drivers as well as pedestrians.
www.olympiamotorsports.com
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Etennuly
Posted on Thursday, November 23, 2006 - 12:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Great choice, ENJOY!!!!!
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Old_mil
Posted on Thursday, November 23, 2006 - 01:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Out of curiousity, what's so nice about the Zumo? I've got a 2730 right now on my BMW that I may pull when I sell the bike.
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Lowflyer
Posted on Thursday, November 23, 2006 - 01:44 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

You have to ride with one to really appreciate it, but I like it for a number of reasons. I get to ride with them all and just like it best for everyday use. The 2730 is a rock-solid platform too. I just thought you mentioned that you were in the market for a new one.
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Brat
Posted on Thursday, November 23, 2006 - 03:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

QUOTE "- The headlights on this bike are perhaps the best of any motorcycle I've ridden. The low beams are great, the highs are like a lightsaber."

Either you're on medication or Buell have done major improvements to the lights from the 06, hope it's the latter!
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Ft_bstrd
Posted on Thursday, November 23, 2006 - 08:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Brat,

His current ride has NO headlights. ;)
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Pso
Posted on Thursday, November 23, 2006 - 08:08 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I have a garmin 376C with xm radio and weathr built in. it is great. I have been able to duck storms in the mt's. and listen to xm tunes on long boring rides. I 2nd what Brat says about the lighting
Congrts on the new Uly
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Lowflyer
Posted on Thursday, November 23, 2006 - 08:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Zumo porn:



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Ft_bstrd
Posted on Thursday, November 23, 2006 - 08:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Flyer,

That is on my short list. You wanna sell me your "tester" (I am serious btw.)?

What the hell do you need with a GPS. You can see from one end of the state to another!

If you stand on your car bumper, you can see the curvature of the earth.
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Lowflyer
Posted on Thursday, November 23, 2006 - 08:21 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Can't sell the test units. Besides, I am too much of a user to ever be a dealer.





(Message edited by lowflyer on November 23, 2006)
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Lowflyer
Posted on Thursday, November 23, 2006 - 08:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I love me some 376C too. NEXRAD on the bike is like sliced bread only way better.
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Pso
Posted on Friday, November 24, 2006 - 10:25 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Lowflyer_You sure do have that right. Sat out a storm for 25 minutes in Winchester last spring, then was able to plot a nice ride around the storm cells for the rest of the day. Not a drop of rain on the entire trip. Also just being a sort of curious fellow I think it is neat to know the wind speed, elevevations that I have traveled and also the ambient temps.
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Old_mil
Posted on Friday, November 24, 2006 - 11:04 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

One last question...those of you who have mounted GPSs to the Uly, what sort of a system have you used? RAM balls + Brackets on the handlebars? Touratech mounts on the crossbar? Is the RAM system good enough to protect the unit from vibrations?
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Stevenknapp
Posted on Friday, November 24, 2006 - 11:07 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I used a RAM mount. The "U" bolt on the left side, and the one that uses the brake mounting bolts on the right.
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Wolfridgerider
Posted on Friday, November 24, 2006 - 11:16 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Hey Brat, have you adjusted your headlights? When I got my Uly they only pointed about 10 yards in front of the bike....I loosened the torx on the bottom of the fender, pulled the lights up....BIOYA!! RETINA BURNER!!
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Darrell_ks
Posted on Friday, November 24, 2006 - 11:55 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Congrats Old Mill. The color of BuellAid is orange...and its very addictive.

Cmon Ft_bstrd. The GPS aint for when he is at home...all the roads are N-S/E-W around here. Its for when you find a state with some curves on the roads.
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Ft_bstrd
Posted on Friday, November 24, 2006 - 01:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I have the Ram Camera mount currently mounted to the cross bar. You have to trim the ends of the U Bolt off a little, but it works great there as well.

Darrell,

You know Lowflyer never leaves the state. Kansans get nervous when they lose sight of the horizon. ;)
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Daves
Posted on Friday, November 24, 2006 - 01:44 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Congrats on the new Uly!
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Lowflyer
Posted on Saturday, November 25, 2006 - 01:11 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Hey, I've been to NE, MO, OK, AR and TX so far on the Uly. I'm no Kansan anyway. I'm a Texan (the lowest form of white man on earth). I just landed here by accident.
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Ft_bstrd
Posted on Saturday, November 25, 2006 - 01:53 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Texan? That explains a lot. ;)

I figured that the Garmin folks would just give you the "Johnny Mneumonic" GPS upgrade.



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Red_chili
Posted on Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 04:05 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

So with enough broccoli and white castles does he become Johnny Pneumatic?






Hey, don't laugh, it could be useful if it could power an impact for changing tires at the side of the road. Would NOT want to see the pix though.
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